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Model 24 Winchester -repair
Robin
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Gentlemen,
I received a call on Friday from a guy was on the look out for a nice reasonably priced SxS shotgun. He told me he took in an early model Winchester model 24. He told me other than no bluing on the receiver and some thinning of the bluing on the barrels it was in very good condition for a shooter. Since it wasn't a ton of money and it wasn't a collector item, I told him I would buy it. A friend of his dropped it at my house on Sunday. The gun was as he described at first look. I removed the forearm to check the chokes which were full/modified and noticed that the metal catch that holds the forearm appeared to be re-welded at some time. The weld looks like it was done with a stick welder and small rod because there was still some * left on one weld. and the original bluing around the repair is gone. It is a nice neat weld but I wonder if this type of weld would make the barrels weak, to the point of being dangerous at that point?
I have done business with this dealer several times and I am sure he would refund my $400 if there is a problem related to safety. Other than this repair the old shotgun looks quite good. I thought I would get a few opinions on the nature of the repair before shooting it. Thanks for your comments.
I received a call on Friday from a guy was on the look out for a nice reasonably priced SxS shotgun. He told me he took in an early model Winchester model 24. He told me other than no bluing on the receiver and some thinning of the bluing on the barrels it was in very good condition for a shooter. Since it wasn't a ton of money and it wasn't a collector item, I told him I would buy it. A friend of his dropped it at my house on Sunday. The gun was as he described at first look. I removed the forearm to check the chokes which were full/modified and noticed that the metal catch that holds the forearm appeared to be re-welded at some time. The weld looks like it was done with a stick welder and small rod because there was still some * left on one weld. and the original bluing around the repair is gone. It is a nice neat weld but I wonder if this type of weld would make the barrels weak, to the point of being dangerous at that point?
I have done business with this dealer several times and I am sure he would refund my $400 if there is a problem related to safety. Other than this repair the old shotgun looks quite good. I thought I would get a few opinions on the nature of the repair before shooting it. Thanks for your comments.
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